Farmers going bankrupt allows corporations to buy more farmland. So the family farmers will be going out of business and we will be stuck with large corporate farms that rape the land and move on when it’s not profitable anymore.
It's even worse than that because those large corporations are also genetically altering foods for profit. There are many issues with this, but one thing is for sure, it's not sustainable.
Shop your local farmers' markets--screw the big corporate farms.
If you live where it's cold right now, I get it.
When it's cold, go to the food co-ops.
It's cold here too, but I try to support local when possible.
Here in Virginia we have Rural Ground Game who is helping Democrats in rural areas. I donate to them monthly. They had signs and billboards for my Congressional candidate last year. https://www.ruralgroundgame.org/
A USDA spokesperson said all federal agencies have been asked for such program reviews. "The Department of Agriculture will be happy to provide a response to interested parties once Brooke Rollins is confirmed," and has analyzed them.
Oh this will be interesting when average families are paying out of this world prices for basics like ground meat and chicken thighs. But hey you voted for this shit!
Are the MAGA Republican farmers crying 😭 fowl yet? Poor things. Call ☎️ the father Trump for help. He will keep his promises and he never lies …. lol 😂
Wait till the farmers find out that the federal government won't be buying $300,000,000 in ag products (food aid distributed by USAID) anymore! Bet they mostly voted for trump- oh well!
They’re holding out hope that the funding is just delayed and not blaming Trump. They think he’s “rooting out corruption”, and they’re too fucking dense to think critically when it comes to their cult leader. I’m a personal eyewitness to this.
It is a bit more complex.
Being an independent farmer is competing against agribusiness conglomerates that get the subsidies.
They are proactive with climate change and take care of the land and water resources, unlike big agribusiness.
They vote against dems because they are ignored.
Trump terrorizes 1) because he wants people who are not being terrorized to love him because he's not terrorizing them and 2) because he wants his victims to love him from relief if and when when he stops.
I work for a non-profit farming organization in Springfield and things are getting really scary. Massive amounts of our federal funding that was already granted to us is now inaccessible because the portals are gone.
No Women Wednesday! A way to show our economic power. Don't buy anything on Wednesdays! Every Wednesday until we see change! If you are able, call out from work!
We need to make it easy for all women, so this can be done anywhere and still have an impact! We need to come together to show our power
Farmers rely on those payments.
Now is when seed and fertilizer is ordered to have in time for planting. Delaying payments will delay planting and impact their yields.
Tariffs are compelling foreign buyers to get their agricultural products from other countries because the US is unstable.
We lose!
Trump will follow precedent and pay off the farmers as soon as he gets enough pressure from their MAGA representatives. The only people who will suffer are the destitute people overseas who need that grain to keep their children alive. Long-term no worries for them either. China's ready to step in.
True. When I read the Ag part of Project 2025, I wondered how many farmers had read it. I also don't think Joe Public realizes how much their food is subsidized through agricultural programs.
It’s on brand for them to bankrupt the small farmer. These guys want large corporate agriculture to dominate. More opportunity for grift via donations to campaign funds, etc….
Oh and the poorly educated will used to replace immigrant labor or,,, immigrant labor will be exempt.
THIS. I’m part of a 100+ year family farm, where we each earn about 10K per year after expenses. That is a small fortune to each of us. If our renters (who are not corporate) cannot make ends meet - then we could be SOL on our inheritance. Most of the community in that area love DJT…..
Drive the small (or not small farms out) leaving room for total control by Smithfield, Tyson, Purdue and the like. Companies that are no longer US majority owned (china).
If you control the food supply you have the common man and a choke hold. All part of the big take over.
And because many of those programs affected are reimbursements to farmers, the personal money has already been spent in good faith by farmers.
I also wonder how many MO legislators are affected. We know they bad talk the federal government, but will actively take that money to fund their own land.
We try to keep 200 hives of bees. Every year we lose 50 to60 to mites and pesticides. The government has been helping with the lose. Our bees go out to California in the winter and early spring for pollination. Without the help there would be no beekeepers. NO BEES=NO FOOD
th'American Farmer is on thEndangered Species list,
say hello to Technofeudalism..and The New Way to Farm..
..coming to a field near you, soon.
Farmville taught A.I.- best methods and practices for production.
Now, Elon and Gang will suck up farm land and use Tax Dollars to Geo-Farm the Country.
I finally accepted that...today. after nearly 3 weeks of fighting it. I agree with you, we're all going to suffer. We have to rebuild in a way that makes sense for all of us. No more red team, blue team BS. But I'm not sure most people are ready to hear that just yet.
Most people don't realize how much nonprofit organizations use this federal funding and cost share. People want environmental protection, but that's not where private dollars go.
I am also livid. More liberal and centrist people don't need to fall into simple narratives. Farmers are FAFO on many fronts, but in this case, other groups, like conservation organizations, have spent money up front with these cost share programs and are reimbursed after the work is completed.
It’s not as simple as them feeling pain and learning a lesson. They’ll lose their family farms. Which sounds like another gotcha but it just paves the way for giant corporate farms to take over. No point to a lesson you can’t turn around and implement. This is bad for all of us.
I appreciate this added context. Thank you. I wish we as a society weren’t so ignorant of the second-order effects of our actions. Do you think the Harris Administration would have even considered doing this?
Highly doubtful. I grew up in an Ag county in WA, the farmers fully believe the democrats hate farms and the republicans keep them semi safe. In rural communities they believe dems take their taxes to pay for city infrastructure, they somehow forget all of the subsidies they get.
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They keep saying no.
They want protect their 69 native varieties and living soils.
That is part of the trade war.
Mexico had 45 days to respond. Then Trumps trade tariffs popped up.
Looks like Trump ripped up CUSMA so Canada and US can’t force Mexico to give up food sovereignty,at least until tarrifs/trade is settled.
Corrupt org didn’t consider toxins or food sovereignty.
https://foe.org/news/us-canada-mexico-gmo-tortilla/
If you live where it's cold right now, I get it.
When it's cold, go to the food co-ops.
It's cold here too, but I try to support local when possible.
The poorer schmucks can sell their farms for pennies on the dollar and blame Democrats.
A USDA spokesperson said all federal agencies have been asked for such program reviews. "The Department of Agriculture will be happy to provide a response to interested parties once Brooke Rollins is confirmed," and has analyzed them.
the FO is the only way they might learn
I'm not all-good-with standing alongside them in the breadline.
but unless you break the cult think they will never stop believing
and we need them to stop believing and reject whats happening
They are not dumb people. Still, they always vote against their interests.
Being an independent farmer is competing against agribusiness conglomerates that get the subsidies.
They are proactive with climate change and take care of the land and water resources, unlike big agribusiness.
They vote against dems because they are ignored.
American mafia. American racism.
We need to make it easy for all women, so this can be done anywhere and still have an impact! We need to come together to show our power
Now is when seed and fertilizer is ordered to have in time for planting. Delaying payments will delay planting and impact their yields.
Tariffs are compelling foreign buyers to get their agricultural products from other countries because the US is unstable.
We lose!
Against their interests all of us suffer. .
https://bsky.app/profile/harrisonfortitude.bsky.social/post/3lhnnmssk4k24
Here's a farming term:
You reap what you sow.
Oh and the poorly educated will used to replace immigrant labor or,,, immigrant labor will be exempt.
If you control the food supply you have the common man and a choke hold. All part of the big take over.
I also wonder how many MO legislators are affected. We know they bad talk the federal government, but will actively take that money to fund their own land.
https://5calls.org/
You might want to check in with elected representatives and ask them what the hell!?
Don’t know what that is . Other than honeybee hive loss reimbursement?
say hello to Technofeudalism..and The New Way to Farm..
..coming to a field near you, soon.
Farmville taught A.I.- best methods and practices for production.
Now, Elon and Gang will suck up farm land and use Tax Dollars to Geo-Farm the Country.
This means utter ruin & eventual starvation
In case anyone actually wants to read the article